System uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items, even when they’re hidden from view.

MIT engineers have made their initial design more practical, efficient, and scalable.

Chemical engineers take a step toward generating ammonia with small-scale, electrochemical reactors.

Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis.

Voigt Lab's work could eventually replace cereal crops’ need for nitrogen from chemical fertilizers.

The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab presents a new report on climate, agriculture, water, and food security — with plans for more research.

At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.

An affordable, easy-to-use handheld sensor, soon to enter the market, can indicate the presence of bacterial contaminants in food in seconds.

Process developed at MIT could turn concentrated brine into useful chemicals, making desalination more efficient.

J-WAFS-funded MIT research team shows a new method of fertilizer production can better suit the needs of farms in Africa and around the globe.